Author Profiles

Maribeth Crandell has over 20 years of experience as a hiking guide in the Pacific Northwest. For decades she's made Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands her home. She hiked the Appalachian Trail and wrote her memoir Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail. Now she shares some of her favorite local trails with you in Hiking Close to Home.
Jack Hartt worked for Washington State Parks for 40 years. He was manager of Deception Pass State Park for 14. Now retired, he is involved in Skagit Land Trust, Anacortes Community Forest Lands and Transition Fidalgo. He's published other books available on Amazon. 

Hiking Close to Home (paperback)

$20.00

Whidbey, Fidalgo and Guemes Island offer great places to explore with bluffs and beaches, forests and fields, wetlands, wildflower walks and lovely lakes. This 2020 Edition is a guide to 61 trailheads for any ability level. Some will challenge sure footed folks. Others are good for a relaxing walk with a baby stroller. There are full color photos, maps, descriptions and directions for each hike. It also shows which trails are accessible by bus, which are wheel friendly and which are dog friendly.

Shop

Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail

$12.00

Have you always wanted to do something but never got around to it? Maribeth wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail since she was a kid. She waited almost four decades until the time was right. Hike along with her for over 2,000 miles through snow storms, heat waves, wildlife encounters, and the scariest animal of all, her fellow man.


Maribeth started hiking north from Georgia with a migration of thru-hikers all the way to New York State. Then, after taking the summer off to work, she started again from Maine and headed south for a more solitary experience on what is called a         Flip Flop on the Appalachian Trail.

Shop

These books would not have been possible without the help of Jack Hartt and the dedicated individuals and organizations that secure the land, create easements, build and maintain the trails and protect natural areas for us all to enjoy.